son of Benoni Farnam & Sebrea (Combs) Farnam who married at Springfield, Hampden Co., Mass. on Apr 20, 1761

From History of Buckland by Kendrick w/genealogies by Kellogg, pg 457:Farnum, Heman, s. of Benoni of Springfield, b. 1761; m. June 4, 1786, Mary, dau. of Joseph Field. He rem. from Sunderland to Buckland, and with his wife was admitted to the second Baptist church in 1828. He d. Nov. 8, 1847, and she, Apr. 4, 1846 ae 82 yrs. Children: Dency, Lima, Diah, Betsey, Mary, William, child, and Almira.